To celebrate our Flagship Store’s First Birthday, we’re setting a very special festive table - this time with an Eastern European flourish - together with Anastasia Zolotarev.

As we gather around one long shared table for a celebratory lunch, Anastasia will lead a mini-workshop inspired by her newly released book Sour Cherries and Sunflowers: A Taste of Home.

She’ll share how her heritage shapes her approach to food, offer a window into the traditions behind her cooking, and leave us inspired with simple, heartfelt dishes to bring into the season of celebrations ahead.

Get excited for our upcoming celebration:

Meet & Greet + Q&A
Enjoy a vibrant conversation with Anastasia Zolotarev about Sour Cherries and Sunflowers: A Taste of Home and the Eastern European heritage that inspires her cooking.
Big Shared Lunch Table
Join us around one festive table as Anastasia brings her favourite recipes to life. Enjoy a tasting and gather inspiration for simple, elegant table styling using Saardé pieces.
Drinks & Refreshments
Sip on wine or non-alcoholic drinks served in our signature Kairos Glasses as you connect with Anastasia and our community.
Signed Copies
Take home your own signed copy of Sour Cherries and Sunflowers: A Taste of Home.

Saardé x Sour Cherries and Sunflowers Giveaway
To mark this special occasion, every guest will get a chance to win a signed copy of Sour Cherries and Sunflowers: A Taste of Home, along with a surprise Saardé First Birthday gift set. The winner will be announced at the end of the event.

When & where:

Saardé Flagship Store
Saturday, 6 December; 12:30 pm arrivals for 1:00 pm start
Tickets are strictly limited, $10 per person ( + GST and Humanitix fee ), redeemable on the day towards the Sour Cherries and Sunflowers: A Taste of Home book or any Saardé product purchase.

About the author:

Anastasia Zolotarev is an Eastern European-Australian Author, Cook and Food Creative based in Sydney. Passionate about connecting food with community, she hosts intimate supper clubs and workshops where she teaches home cooks how to make piroshky, honey cake and other signature Eastern European recipes. Author of newly published cookbook Sour Cherries & Sunflowers her recipes have been featured by VOGUE, Delicious Magazine UK, Broadsheet, SBS Food, Channel 7’s Morning Show, Rachel Khoo. She also runs sell-out fundraisers and initiatives to support Ukrainian organisations and charities. In 2016 she took part in Masterchef Australia.

About the book:

Explore Eastern European food culture and identity through over 80 delicious, entirely achievable recipes. Food is grounding; it connects us to our past, moves with people across borders, and is ever evolving. Anastasia Zolotarev draws on her Ukrainian and Belarusian heritage and celebrates the food and flavours of Eastern Europe. Through the pages, she finds the balance between preserving tradition and sharing the evolution of her family’s recipes. Sour Cherries & Sunflowers celebrates culture and connection, with recipes to preserve and feed the soul. For slow mornings at home, there are Blueberry and Buckwheat Pancakes, whilst Pyrizhky and Varenyky dumpling recipes are shared with tales of family gatherings around the table. You’ll find open rye sandwiches and Blini for celebrations and special gatherings, everyday recipes like babka and borsch, as well as salads, preserves, and even desserts such as Honey, Walnut and Soured Cream Cake and Plum Rogaliki cookies.